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Sunday Trading Government arrogance at its best

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The Government will urge the Church of England not to oppose plans to relax Sunday trading restrictions as part of a consultation beginning today. Ministers are said to be writing to the church highlighting the fact that the move will help high streets "remain the heartbeat of our communities", according to the Daily Telegraph. The proposals will give councils in England and Wales the chance to relax existing rules limiting shops with more than 280 sqm floorspace to six hours of Sunday trading. Authorities could apply the new conditions to their whole area or limit them to specific zones, allowing them to encourage business in traditional high streets by extending hours there while excluding out-of-town supermarkets. The Government says the move could be worth up to £1.4 billion a year to the economy, but it has been opposed by the shop workers' union. I have to say that I have heard some strange things in my life and nothing was ever as crazy and strange